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Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia
Guard of Roman emperor Galerius (died 306)
Saints Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia | |
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Saint Adrian and his wife, Saint Natalia | |
| Died | 4 March 306 Nicomedia[1] (modern-day İzmit, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Coptic Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Argyropolis (Thrace) near Constantinople; Geraardsbergen, Belgium; Church of Sant'Adriano al Foro, Rome[2] |
| Feast | 8 September 1 December[3] |
| Attributes | depicted armed, with an anvil in his hands or at his feet |
| Patronage | plague, epilepsy, arms dealers, butchers, guards, soldiers, peacekeeping missions |
Adrian of Nicomedia (also known as Hadrian) or Saint Adrian (Greek: Ἁδριανὸς Νικομηδείας, romanized: Adrianos Nikomēdeias, died 4 March 306)[2] was a Herculian Guard of the Roman EmperorGalerius Maximian.
After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia (Ναταλία), Adrian